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Host

M

Melville Ruick

Cast›

B

Burgess Meredith

C

Cecil B. DeMille

D

Dorothy Lamour

Edward Arnold

Hans Conried

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Prewar Nights

Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).

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The Thing in the Window

An actor becomes obsessed with a figure he believes is a dead body in an apartment window across the street. As he investigates, the stakes rise as he grapples with his own sanity and the truth behind what he sees.

Ep 224 · Thursday, December 19, 1946 · 30:06

Cavalcade of America

Experiment in Humanity

In Experiment in Humanity, a man reflects on how a personal tragedy leads to a community's fight for a hospital in their small town. The stakes rise as he realizes the impact of their efforts on countless lives.

Ep 661 · Tuesday, June 20, 1950 · 26:32

The Mel Blanc Show

Trial Separation

Mel and Betty decide to try a separation, prompting Mel to seek out other women. As he navigates his new dating life, he realizes the challenges of being without Betty.

Ep 38 · Tuesday, May 20, 1947 · 25:22

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Look Before the Leap Matter

Super 60 Hearing Glasses (Burgess Meredith), Ex-Lax. Johnny has just a day to find a crook hiding in Paris...and bring him back to New York.

Ep 678 · Sunday, February 28, 1960 · 24:34

Gunsmoke

Shakespeare

In a sweltering Kansas heat wave, a Shakespearean actor named Irving Henry becomes embroiled in a murder investigation after he is found near a dead body. As U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon delves into the case, he uncovers the dark motivations behind Henry's actions.

Ep 18 · Saturday, August 23, 1952 · 30:15

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The John Blackwell Case

Richard Diamond faces a peculiar client who reveals his intention to commit murder. As Diamond navigates this dangerous situation, he must outsmart a small but threatening figure with a gun.

Ep 34 · Saturday, December 17, 1949 · 29:32

More from Lux Radio Theatre

Same series — shared cast and standout nights

Lux Radio Theatre

The Lady from Cheyenne

A determined female gets the vote in old Wyoming and convicts a badman with an all-female jury!

Ep 312 · Monday, June 16, 1941 · 59:47

Lux Radio Theatre

Tom, Dick, and Harry

A telephone operator is engaged to three men, a go-getter, a kook, and a millionaire. She must choose one. AFRS program name: "Your Radio Theatre." See cat. #45664 for a network

Ep 316 · Monday, September 8, 1941 · 60:36

Lux Radio Theatre

Lillian Russell

A well-done, musical portrait of love and romance at the turn of the century.

Ep 278 · Monday, October 21, 1940 · 59:55

Lux Radio Theatre

Fifth Avenue Girl

A comedy/romance about a tycoon who starts a relationship with a young, beautiful-but-poor woman that he meets on a park bench. His estranged wife and children certainly take noti

Ep 286 · Monday, December 16, 1940 · 59:39

Lux Radio Theatre

Silver Dollar

The true story of Horace Tabor, who became fabulously wealthy from his silver mines in Colorado. The intermission guest is the former United States Minister to Denmark, who also i

Ep 213 · Monday, April 3, 1939 · 59:59

Lux Radio Theatre

You Can't Take It with You

The fifth-anniversary program of the series. A screwball comedy about the boy from a wealthy banking family romancing a girl from a decidedly unusual household.

Ep 231 · Monday, October 2, 1939 · 59:36

Lux Radio Theatre

Till We Meet Again

A well-done romance about a doomed love affair at sea between a convict heading toward "the chair," and a woman with a fatal heart disease. Good radio!

Ep 267 · Monday, June 10, 1940 · 59:45

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Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 295

Johnny Apollo

Monday, February 17, 1941 · 59:49

Lux Radio Theatre, Episode 295

Johnny Apollo

Monday, February 17, 1941 · 59:49

Warren Ashe

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CBS net

Network

A man's father is sent to jail for embezzlement. When the father's friends turn against him, the son takes up with racketeers in an effort to win his parole. A well-done crime drama.

Drama Desk

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The Adventures of Sam Spade

Bouncing Betty Caper

Sam becomes a chauffeur to enter a wealthy home and discover who's been threatening a woman. "Betty" turns out to be quite deadly, but not for the reason you think!

Ep 129 · Sunday, December 12, 1948 · 24:54

Lights Out

Prelude to Murder

An insanely jealous orchestra conductor is convinced that his wife is seeing a young artist. The husband's thoughts are heard, as well as his words...an interesting technique.

Ep 19430615 · Tuesday, June 15, 1943 · 24:59

Lux Radio Theatre

Coney Island

Romance and rivalry in old Coney Island, with several pleasant tunes by Dorothy Lamour. The story was produced on The Lux Radio Theatre again on September 30, 1946 (see cat. #2347

Ep 435 · Monday, April 17, 1944 · 60:41

Lux Radio Theatre

Merton of the Movies

A small-town lad decides to conquer Hollywood...but not as a comic! Mickey and Judy sing a post-story duet, "How About You?" for the first time on the air.

Ep 326 · Monday, November 17, 1941 · 59:53

That night in history

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  1. Lights OutSpecial To HollywoodEpisode 19410217
  2. Lux Radio TheatreJohnny ApolloCurrently listeningEpisode 295
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  4. The Lone RangerJustice Wears a MaskEpisode 1259